Newhouse School of Communications
Newspaper Journalism:
Robin Toner '76
Robin Toner '76 is a Domestic Correspondent for The New York Times. A senior writer in the Washington Bureau of The New York Times, covering domestic policy and national politics, Toner has covered four Presidential campaigns, numerous Congressional and state elections, and scores of legislative battles on issues from health care to civil liberties. She was the national political correspondent from 1989 through the 1992 election, the first woman to hold that position at The New York Times.
She has also served as Chief of Correspondents on the national desk, as Congressional correspondent, and has written widely for the paper's other sections, including the Times Book Review and The New York Times Magazine. In the course of her 27-year newspaper career, which began at the Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, Toner has reported stories from 45 states. Before joining The Times, Ms. Toner was a political reporter for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution
